| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1455 | 1017 | 143.1 |
| 2 | FIT | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1332 | 1184 | 112.5 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1506 | 1204 | 125.1 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1314 | 1150 | 114.3 |
| 5 | HAW | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1251 | 1192 | 104.9 |
| 6 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1159 | 1140 | 101.7 |
| 7 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1300 | 1313 | 99.0 |
| 8 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1304 | 1413 | 92.3 |
| 9 | GEE | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1311 | 1373 | 95.5 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1065 | 1178 | 90.4 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1183 | 1474 | 80.3 |
| 12 | RIC | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1086 | 1628 | 66.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 18 | 5. | 14 | 44 | v | MEL | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 55 | M.C.G. | A | -9.3 | 9/12 | +31.8 | -41 | -1.4 | -10.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 30 | 6. | 17 | 53 | v | WBD | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 46 | Arden St | H | -10.7 | 8/12 | -20.1 | +9 | -5.5 | -16.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 07 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | RIC | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 16 | Arden St | H | -16.2 | 11/12 | -30.7 | +14 | +0.2 | -16.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 14 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | SYD | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 40 | Lake Oval | A | -16.1 | 11/12 | +3.6 | -8 | -3.2 | -19.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 21 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | GEE | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 15 | Arden St | H | -19.3 | 11/12 | -14.0 | -5 | +2.0 | -17.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 28 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | HAW | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 14 | Arden St | H | -17.3 | 11/12 | +1.4 | -19 | +0.5 | -16.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 04 | 16. | 8 | 104 | v | COL | 12. | 16 | 88 | W | 16 | Victoria Park | A | -16.8 | 11/12 | +16.8 | -34 | +5.0 | -11.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 11 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | STK | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 2 | Arden St | H | -11.8 | 11/12 | +0.3 | -12 | +1.0 | -10.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 18 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | CAR | 18. | 12 | 120 | L | 57 | Princes Park | A | -10.8 | 11/12 | -9.0 | -2 | -5.5 | -16.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 02 | 15. | 18 | 108 | v | FIT | 20. | 10 | 130 | L | 22 | Brunswick St | A | -16.3 | 11/12 | +0.5 | -17 | -0.5 | -16.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 09 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | ESS | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 15 | Arden St | H | -16.9 | 11/12 | +12.7 | -30 | +1.5 | -15.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 16 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | MEL | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 30 | Arden St | H | -15.4 | 11/12 | +29.0 | -44 | +1.4 | -14.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 23 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | WBD | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 2 | Western Oval | A | -14.0 | 11/12 | -13.5 | -0 | -0.2 | -14.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 30 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | RIC | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 12 | Punt Rd | A | -14.1 | 11/12 | -29.8 | +16 | -0.4 | -14.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 06 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | SYD | 9. | 20 | 74 | W | 26 | Arden St | H | -14.5 | 10/12 | +5.9 | -8 | +3.4 | -11.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 13 | 4. | 10 | 34 | v | GEE | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 40 | Kardinia Park | A | -11.0 | 10/12 | -6.4 | -5 | -3.5 | -14.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 20 | 8. | 4 | 52 | v | HAW | 9. | 17 | 71 | L | 19 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -14.6 | 10/12 | +6.5 | -21 | +0.2 | -14.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 27 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | COL | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 34 | Arden St | H | -14.4 | 10/12 | +6.6 | -21 | -1.3 | -15.7 | ≡ |